Farmington, Illinois

City: Farmington

County: Fulton

State: Illinois

Lat/Long: 40.6833, -90.0000

Located in west central Illinois, Farmington was founded in 1834. Settler Joseph Cone named the town after Farmington, Connecticut, his former home. The U.S. Post Office Department established a post office in the town in January 1836.

Edward Callary, Place Names of Illinois (Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2009), 120; Webster's New Geographical Dictionary (Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, 1988), 377; History of Fulton County Illinois (Peoria, IL: Chas. C. Chapman, 1879), 681.